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Show German Officer Convicted and Fined by Americans' h COBLENZ, Thursday, June 26. Frederick i.etterman, under officer in th' German army, was convicted today by an American military com- ! mission of recruiting civilians within tbo American occupied area. This was held to be a violation of the armistice armis-tice terms and an infraction of American military regulations. Kel-tprman Kel-tprman was sentenced to six months imprisonment and fined five thousand marks Letters from Berlin authorizing Kct-ir-rman to enlist men for the German army were found in his possesion Other papers among his effects showed a general knowledge of the American troops movements anil the i location of thir forces. |